Conjunctions are joining words, coordinating conjunctions join groups of words about similar things. Find out more in this Bitesize Primary KS2 English guide.

So we’ll make it easier: It’s perfectly OK to start a sentence with “and,” “but,” “or,” and all of those conjunctions. The Bible does it; the most persnickety writers do it; grammar authorities do it.

Learn what a subordinating conjunction is and how it can add more information to the main clause in English with this Bitesize English grammar guide.